Explaining the Structural Relationship of Teachers' Readiness for Change, Their Perception of Social Capital, and Teachers' Tendency to Participate: The Case Study Education in Fars Province

Document Type : Quantitative Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate, Educational Administration, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

2 Phd Student, Educational Administration, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

3 Professor, Curriculum Studies, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

4 Assistant, Educational Administration, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

10.22034/jsa.2023.62704

Abstract

The current study explained the structural relationship between readiness for change, social capital, and teachers' tendency to participate. The current research was applied in terms of purpose and was a correlation type in descriptive-survey research. This study's statistical population includes all education teachers in Fars province in 2021-22, and 500 were selected using random class sampling. The research tool included three questionnaires on readiness for organizational change, the tendency to participate, and social capital, which were distributed and collected after calculating validity and reliability. This research showed 1) a positive and significant relationship between teachers' perception of social capital and teachers' tendency to participate and 2) a positive and significant relationship between teachers' readiness for change and their tendency to participate.  In addition, the simultaneous relationship between readiness for change and social capital with teachers' tendency to participate concluded that the variable of readiness for change is a positive and significant predictor of the tendency to participate, but social capital does not significantly predict the tendency to participate

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